THE setup of THE Alliance’s network has been reconfigured to ensure a comprehensive port coverage. The enhanced liner service setup will be effective from March 2022.
A key change will be delinking the FP2 pendulum loop into two separate services, namely “FE5: South East Asia to Europe” and “PS7: South East Asia and South China to Transpacific West Coast”.
The main focus is “increasing frequencies by responding to the independent services more quickly and flexibly,” Ocean Network Express (ONE) said in a statement.
Another important change is the deployment of larger ships for the most frequented services.
The introduction of a modern series of fuel efficient 11,000 TEU vessels will replace older tonnages, and reflect THE Alliance’s continued commitment to lower carbon footprints.
“The members of THE Alliance have recognised that the disruptions and bottlenecks in key ports worldwide are causing delays to the supply chains.
“Hence, they will continuously put utmost efforts into flexible and robust recovery measures for a quicker turnaround of sailings,” ONE said.
Key changes to the service network of THE Alliance include:
FE5
Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Singapore – Colombo – (Suez) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – London Gateway – (Suez) – Jeddah – Singapore – Laem Chabang
PS7
Singapore – Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – South PRC – South PRC – Los Angeles/Long Beach – Oakland – South PRC – Singapore
